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UNITED; sT TRsPATENToFFIC tIGHARD W. BELSON, or LOSLANGE'LES, CALIFORNIA, ASSIGNOR oRoNn-mIIIRn-ro IRW N L. DUNN, OF LONGBEAOH, CALIFORNIA-,AND oNE-TIIIRnTo ROBERT 'L. BARRY, on E08 ANeELE's, CALIFORNIA.

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Specification of Letters Patent.

Application filed October 16, 1906. Serial No. 839,274. f

To all whmr fi'it may concern,-

Be it known'that I", R'IcHARn W. BELSON,

a citizen ofthe United States, residin at Los Angeles, in the county of Los Angdles and State of California, have invented a new and useful Package, of which the following is. a specification.

It is of the objects of this invention to provide a novel package for granular, pow- 10 dered,liquid, or other materials that can be I poured into and from thqpackage; to provide such package with novel means for clos ing the orifice through which the contents may be poured; to provide for conveniently filling the package, and for returning to the package any materials that may lodge on the top after pouring from the package; to providea novel and convenient means for securing the stopper a ainst loss or displacement; to provide a nove cover to prevent 'dust from mingling with the contents before or while being poured; to provide novel means for securing the cover in place; to provide a simple one-piece package and a one-piece cover therefor; to provide a strong, simple stoppered box that can be packed compactly in cases; to provide a compact p ckage wit a pouring spout, and to soconstruc't the same that it maybe packed compactly in a case; and to rovide a compact package from Which tfie contents may be evenly and smoothly poured into. a small-mouthed vessel.

Another object is to provide a neat, considerable size, for salt and other materials that can be readily held by the housewife or other user, while pouring, though containing as much as two pounds or more of the material to be used.

The invention may, in whole or in part, be

embodiedin boxes made of cardboard, sheet metal, glass, wood, or any other suitable material, and comprises a box triangular in cross-section, and certain other features of novelty that may be embodied as hereinafter described, or in other ways.

I do not limit myself to the specific form of the device, but may change the construction within the limits of my invention.

One object of the invention is to provide for the manufacture of practically air tight pasteboard boxes at minimum cost of material skill and labor.

venient, and easily-handledpackageof con-- The accompanying drawings illustrate the invention in forms I at present deem preferable for saltboxes.

Flgure 1 is a. perspective view of one form of the box open. Flg. 2 isa perspective view I of anotherform ofthe box closed. Fig. 3 is an axial section of the box closed, taken on line a, Figs. 2 and4. Fi MS a broken view of the :bottom end of the ox shown in Figs. 2 and 3. Fig. 5 is a cross-section on line indicated by a Fig. .1, looking toward the top. Fig. 6 is a reducedview of blanks for forming a package, the cross section of whichis in the form of an isoscelestriangle, the rear wall of whichis narrower than the side-walk Fig. 7

=-is a view of the blanksused for making a package of the character shown in Figs; 2, 3, and 4. Fig. 8 is a plan vlew of a stoppered box in the form of a right angle triangle prism, the lid being thrown entirely 0 en.

This newly invented. box is in the orm' of a triangular prism. The walls of said box maybe arranged'n the form of an equilateral ohother isoscele triangle. In Figs. 1 andI5 the walls are arran ed. In the form ofanisosceles triangle, the aok. wall'beingnarrower than the two sidewalls In Figs. 2, 3 and 4 the box is shown in the form ofan equilateral triangular prism. InFig, S'the arrangement for a right angle triangle prism box is shown. In the drawin s, 1 is a box body in the form of a triangu ar rism made from a sinl'e blank or sheet t at is cut to the form hown in Fig. 7, in-Which-v 2 is the main body and 3, 3", 3 the end pieces for the closed end of the box. Said end pieces are isosceles trijunction between the'side walls of the box ff and the several triangular endpieces may also bescored or creased at the lines 7 across the ends of the several sld'es- 8, ,9, 10, of the box.

The width of the several walls may be equal or unequal as indicated by the two forms of blanks shownin Figs. 6 and 7 and In any case the triangular extenslons or end ap on each other to closethe bottom end of the box.

11 is a lap at the edge of the body portion 2 to fold on the edge 12 of the side ortion 10 whenthe blank is folded to form t e box. 13 designates the top member, the same being an extension of the side member 10,

ieces will be practically ofuniform size to 45 inserted into the hole 17. The lid may be ,libendablethereon atthe scored or creased .line 14 and'provided with two wings 15 set ofl by scores or creases 16 to fold inside the walls of the box to form a support for the top 1 member which, in completing the chamber of gled corner of the ox.

18' designates the lid or cover member which may be formed of a triangular sheet equal in sue to the cross-section of the completed package and provided with a neck 19 and a score or crease 20 between the neck and the lid member 18.- The length of the neck may be'equal to the width of the outside face of a side wall of the box.

'The blanks for the receptacle and the lid may be stamped from any-suitable sheet matenal and then folded and" glued at the lap, or otherwise sealed or fastened to form the prism, the top piece 13 being pushed down mside the prism aslant and secured b glue, 6r otherwise, at the junction of the wings 15 and the walls "of the prism; and the end ."pieces 3 being folded in place are glued, soldered or otherwise fastened as the case may be, one onanother to form the bottom of the box. Then the lid member will be rovided with a stop er 21 which may be 0 cork or other suita le material glued or otherwise fastened to the tip of the lid to enter the hole 17 when the lid is closed. 22 is a tab fastened to the lid by suitable means, as by a pin 23 inserted-through the cork and bent at the end to form a catch 24 to firml hold the stopper to withstand the stress 0 withdrawing it from the hole 17.

Ipwplractical use, to fill the receptacle, the lid be raised and the salt or other material will be poured through the hole 1'7. Material that may fall on 'the slanting top 13, may be readily shaken into the hole. Then the lid may be closed and the stopper o erred by pulling up on the tab 22, thus app ymg force directly to the pin to pull the co'rk.

prism is desired to be made of glass, it will e manufactured in accordance with the practice of the glass-blowers art, andthat the cork-carrying lid may be fastened to the 5. glass prism, not shown, by any suitable cement or by any means known to the art for such purpose.

. The form and construction of tab may be varied, and various changes in construction may be made without departing from the mam featmes of the invention.

It is to be noted that the walls of the prism project above the depressed portion of the; top 13 to form a spout by which to pour, and

1 3 also to form a rest or stop for the lid 18 which It is to be understood that in case the .of one wall to the opposite corner and profits sn ly thereon.- The triangular prism which orms the body of the; package is adapted to be held firmly in the act of'pouring, and is also adapted to pack in cases much more compactly than is possible with cylindrical acka es.

In manu acturmg ackageseof larger sizes it is advisable to ma e the rear wall of the ackage narrower than the two walls which oin to form the ouring spout 25, in order that the hand of t e user may s an the back end of the acka e in handling t e same,

In the orm s own in Fi 8 the package does not afford the user t e perfect grasp afforded by the other forms. The lid 18 is hinged to. the wall which forms the base of the right angle triangle with the hypotenuse of said angle at" the left, thus to allow the thumb of the user to grip the sharper. corner of the package.

By making the box of an isosceles triangular shape, the two walls that meet to form the s out may be made uniform and will afford a good grip for the thumb and fingers of the user. v

Boxes of the right an 1e triangular form shown in Fig. 8 will pac erfectly in rectangular Ipacking cases. he other forms shown wi not occupy all the s ace of such cases, but may be perfectly pac ed in rhomu. boidal packing cases'fitted therefor.

What I claim is 1 1. A ackage provided with three walls arrange in triangular form, a to sloping downwardly from one of said wal to the i opposite corner and provided with a hole at said 0 posite corner, and a lid secured to the outer ace of the wall from which the top extends to close the packa e above the top.

2; A package provided with walls arranged in triangular form, a top integral with the end of one of the walls and s oping downwardly to the op osite corner and provided with a hole at sai opposite corner, and a lid secured tothe outer face of the wall from which the top extends for closing the pack age above the top,

3. Apacka eprovided with walls arranged in triangular orm, a top sloping from the end vided'with a hole, wings'integral with the to and secured to the inner faces of the other two walls to hold the top in its slo ing position, and a lid secured to the wall om which the top extends for closing the pack-- age above the top.

4. A package provided with walls arranged in triangular form, a top sloping from one of said walls to the corner opposite said wall and provided with a hole at said corner and a 1 25 lid to close said packa e above said top.

5. A package provi ed with walls arranged in triangular form, a top sloping from one of said walls to the corner opposite said walland provided with a hole at such corner and a lid hinged to said wall and adapted to cover the top of said package and provided with a projecting 'sto per to closesaid hole when the lid is closed i 6. A package provided with walls arranged in triangular form, a top forming an endextension of one of said walls bent aslant toward the corner formed at the junction between the other two of said walls thereby forming a recess between said walls above said top the same being provided with a hole leading from said recess, a lid hinged to said wall, a sto per projecting from the underside of said id, a tab on the upper side of said lid and a pin passed through said tab, lid and stopper to fasten the stopper to the lid.

7. A package formed 0 a sheet comprising a body portion folded and fastened to ether to form three side walls and provide with equilateral triangular end extensions folded upon each other to close one end. of said packageand an end'extension of one of the walls folded into the chamber of the package and sloping downwardly to the opposite corner an having integral wings attached to the inner faces of theother two walls to close the other end thereof.

8. A ackage composed of a sheet having hin ed to t serted into the chamber of the package and sloping downwardly to the opposite corner an provided with an opening at said 0 posite corner, said flaps belng sealed to wa s of saidpackage.

9. A triangular packa e provided with a top, the top having a ole therein, a lid e package and extending over sai to and a projecting stopper on the lid adapte to close the hole 1n sa1 top.

10. A ackage formed of a sheet folded to form a cfiamber closed at both ends, one of said ends being depressed and arranged aslant, and a lid member provided with a neck and a score or crease between the neck and said lid member, said neck being fastened to a wall of the package, and said lid being adapted to fold into the recessed end of the package.

11. A package formed of a sheet folded to form a chamber closed at its ends and having one of said ends arranged aslant and provided at one of the corners of the ackage with a circular hole, and a lid mem er provided with a neck fastened to a wall ofsaid package and rovided with a stopper and adapted to fold onto said slantin end and to insert the stopper into said ho e when so folded.

In testimony whereof I have hereunto set my hand at Los Angeles, California, this 5th day of October, 1906.

RICHARD w. BELSON.

In presence of- JAMES R. TowNsENn,

M. BEULAH TOWNSEND. 

